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Jim Rudolph and Dave Hood are two of the giants of franchising and entrepreneurship for who I had the great fortune to receive great advice. I can truthfully say that just about everything they suggested to me worked and every caution they gave me was valid. I remember their admonition about franchisees as one topic,…

Money Grows on Trees and a Well Planted Money Tree Always Blooms As an entrepreneur of franchiser, do you know how much everything costs? More than you think; is the answer. When you start out your business, you will logically lay out a nice business plan. You’ll hire the right people and be ultra-disciplined about…

If there is one phrase I heard more than any in my experience with corporations it was the magical phrase, “It’s not my job.” The break room piled high with trash, because the janitor didn’t show up for work? How did the pile form? One after another people walked in, saw the mess, added their…

John B from Wisconsin came out of the corporate world to become an entrepreneur. For years he felt his soul being sucked out him through the daily battle with corporate processes and intrigue. 5000 layers of management approval was required to wipe his keyster and it was driving him crazy. So when he set out…

A company I became acquainted with in Dallas, Texas was just starting out. As there were only two entrepreneurs involved, they needed help. They posted online and were immediately hit with 50,000 resumes (one of the few benefits of the recession). One resume in particular caught their attention. A sales guy who was in their…

The Trust Flipside: Fear everyone, sales remember, order your idea is individual genius that everyone will lust after like a calendar model. Go back to the earlier blogs and realize, you, nor I, are geniuses. We are not the first entrepreneurs to think of an idea and what we have in mind is not as…

An entrepreneur had a great idea for a grilled cheese concept franchise. He talked lovingly of growing up with his brother and making grilled cheese together when their mom left them alone to make their own dinner. They would come home to find the MYO (Make Your Own) sign on the fridge and instantly they…

I am my market, salve so if I like it, thumb everyone will like it! Genius Me II. One of my best friends loves pickled pigs feet. He has a huge jar in his refrigerator and he woofs down a hoof every chance he gets. He cannot imagine a world in which everyone doesn’t love…

Hey, recipe I have a GENIUS idea that no one on the planet has ever thought of in the history of history! …..Part 2: “I would start my franchise/business if only I had the money.” This is a lame excuse! “But Scott you don’t understand, viagra sale I don’t have any money, symptoms don’t…